Melbourne-born violinist Julia Fredersdorff studied baroque violin in the Netherlands with Enrico Gatti at The Royal Conservatorium in The Hague. Based in Paris for close to a decade, Julia freelanced with some of the finest European ensembles, such as Les Talens Lyriques, Le Concert d’Astrée, Le Parlement de Musique, Ensemble Matheus and Il Complesso Barocco.

Julia is the founder and Artistic Director of Tasmania’s baroque chamber orchestra, Van Diemen’s Band and has appeared in major arts festivals around Australia and New Zealand and extensively across Europe.

Julia has participated in nearly forty international recordings for the labels BIS, Virgin Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, Accent, Accord, Naïve, Erato, Passacaille, Ambronay, ABC Classic, Vexations840 and Tall Poppies.